ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to charge former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari under the Benami transactions law, Pakistan Today has learnt. According…
Pakistan has removed Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nigeria, and Palestine from B-list countries in line with its new visa regime, whereas India and Somalia remain on the list. The list had earlier comprised six countries.…
–Issue of PTV MD becomes a problem for information minister as questions being raised over performance of state-owned channel –Info minister denies showing interest in interior ministry ISLAMABAD: In a possible cabinet reshuffle, Federal…
ISLAMABAD: An illegal allotment issued to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) member Shaukat Ali was cancelled by the estate office on a complaint registered on the Pakistan Citizen Portal on Saturday,…
ISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division (ED) has advised Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to examine permanent absorption of a deputationist in the Foreign Office. According to documents, the ED in a letter to MoFA advised…
ISLAMABAD: The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – a regional trade organisation and free trade area consisting of four European states Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland- has shown interest to sign Free…
–PM Khan paid Rs0.103m, Nawaz Sharif Rs0. 263m, Pervaiz Elahi Rs2.13m ISLAMABAD: Disqualified Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen remained the highest taxpayer in 2017 among the 1,071 parliamentarians as he paid Rs97…
–Ministry of Climate Change fails to scale up GLOF-I due to inter-departmental issues ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) has failed to start work on the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) project…
— Sources say corruption case based on why contract awarded without approval of engineering cost estimates ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to challenge the Lahore High Court (LHC) order pertaining…
–IMF team accepts govt’s stance of not further jacking up electricity prices –Lauds govt’s approach towards the state-owned loss-making organisations –Repayment of IMF loan taken in 2013 will start from June this…
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to hold the meetings of a High-Powered Selection Board (HPSB) and Central Selection Board (CSB) twice a year, Pakistan Today has learnt. According to a notification issued…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has completely banned refreshments in the official meetings from February 2019. According to officials, the finance ministry has issued office memorandum to all ministries or divisions pertaining to…
–FPSC submits annual report to parliament, conveys examiners’ demand to hold preliminary screening test –Report highlights insufficient pass percentage, persistent failure in English, vacant posts, expansion of universities ISLAMABAD: The Federal Public Service…
–Rehman Hamid files petition in court, calls his degree ‘HEC verified’ ISLAMABAD: The National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) has dismissed an official from services over charges of fake educational certificate. According to…
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has proposed to re-export within two months the luxury vehicles that were seized by Customs Intelligence during a raid on Redco Textile Mill owned by former senator…
–All chief secretaries, IGPs expected to be transferred as well ISLAMABAD: The government is considering to transfers/post bureaucrats of grades 21 and 22, including all chief secretaries and inspector generals of police (IGPs),…
ISLAMABAD: Regular employees of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) have started a pen-down strike across the country due to the disparity in pay scale, Pakistan Today has learnt. Officials told this scribe…
